Malachite is
one of the most popular semi-precious or decorative
stones and has been for many years. This is due
to its beautiful, patterned bands of light
and dark green, its availability and relatively low
cost. It has been used in jewelry from the southwest
as a beautiful accent or combined with Turquoise or Azurite.
It is popular as mounted cabochons, pendants, beads,
sculptures, boxes and can even be turned on a lathe
to make goblets and candlesticks. Facetable crystals
are extremely small since larger ones are too opaque.
Malachite occurs in the oxidized portions of copper
ore with Azurite and Cuprite.
Malachite is available from many sources worldwide including
Bisbee and Gila in Arizona, USA; New Mexico and Utah,
USA; Zambia; Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia; Tsumeb,
Namibia; Nizhne-Tagilsk, Zaire; and immense masses up
to 50 tons from Mednorudyansk, Russia.

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